With more and more people living longer it is important to plan ahead to make sure that your affairs are taken care of in that all too common situation where you become incapable of handling matters for yourself. The preparation of a Power of Attorney while you are still able, giving authority to a trusted family member or friend or your solicitor will avoid the more cumbersome and very much more expensive procedure of having the Court appoint someone after you have lost the capacity to do so.
At Cavers & Co. we can advise on and prepare general continuing Powers of Attorney for both financial and welfare matters which will continue to have effect even though you lose the capacity to handle your own affairs. We also prepare specific Powers of Attorney for specific purposes, e.g. lengthy stays abroad.
Living Wills
Many people nowadays wish to arrange matters so that they are not kept alive by artificial means with a poor qualify of life. This is not euthanasia, which is illegal. It is simply making it clear to your doctors and carers that you do not wish to continue to be kept alive when your quality of life is poor.
Thinking ahead and making provision for such an eventuality by making a Living Will can ease the pain for yourself and relatives.